By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) - An Iraqi man accused of being a senior member of al Qaeda was formally charged by the U.S. war crimes tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday with conspiring to bomb Western forces in Afghanistan and killing civilians and U.S. soldiers. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi did not enter a plea during his arraignment on five counts that also included attacking a U.S. military medical helicopter. His attorneys said they wanted to file pretrial...

By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) - An Iraqi man accused of being a senior member of al Qaeda was formally charged by the U.S. war crimes tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday with conspiring to bomb Western forces in Afghanistan and killing civilians and U.S. soldiers. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi did not enter a plea during his arraignment on five counts that also included attacking a U.S. military medical helicopter. His attorneys said they wanted to file pretrial...

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An Iraqi prisoner identified as a senior al Qaeda commander has been charged in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal with firing on a medical evacuation helicopter and using unlawful tactics to wage war on U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. military made the charges against Abd al Hadi public in a statement as it prepared to start two weeks of pretrial hearings on Tuesday for other alleged al Qaeda...

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An Iraqi prisoner identified as a senior al Qaeda commander has been charged in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal with firing on a medical evacuation helicopter and using unlawful tactics to wage war on U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. military made the charges against Abd al Hadi public in a statement as it prepared to start two weeks of pretrial hearings on Tuesday for other alleged al Qaeda...

ADEN, March 3 (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi met southern separatists for the first time in Aden on Sunday ahead of a conference aimed at drafting a new constitution before elections in 2014, the state news agency said. Hadi, elected in 2012 after a year of turmoil that drove the U.S.-allied country to the brink of civil war, promised the separatists a fair solution to their grievances ahead of the so-called conference of national...

ADEN, March 3 (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi met southern separatists for the first time in Aden on Sunday ahead of a conference aimed at drafting a new constitution before elections in 2014, the state news agency said. Hadi, elected in 2012 after a year of turmoil that drove the U.S.-allied country to the brink of civil war, promised the separatists a fair solution to their grievances ahead of the so-called conference of national...

(Adds context) SANAA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Yemen's president abolished two major military units on Wednesday, state television reported, a move that appeared aimed at undermining a political rival and could deepen instability in the impoverished Arab state. Restoring security in Yemen is a priority for Washington and its Gulf allies because al Qaeda militants are entrenched in parts of the country, posing a potential threat to top oil exporter Saudi...

(Adds context) SANAA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Yemen's president abolished two major military units on Wednesday, state television reported, a move that appeared aimed at undermining a political rival and could deepen instability in the impoverished Arab state. Restoring security in Yemen is a priority for Washington and its Gulf allies because al Qaeda militants are entrenched in parts of the country, posing a potential threat to top oil exporter Saudi...

* Islamist militant group says behind attack * At least 90 killed, 200 wounded - government * Attack follows death of U.S. trainer on Sunday (Adds U.N. statement, MSF statements) By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn SANAA, May 21 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers in the heart of the Yemeni capital on Monday and an al Qaeda affiliate threatened more attacks if a U.S.-backed campaign against...

* Islamist militant group says behind attack * At least 90 killed, 200 wounded - government * Attack follows death of U.S. trainer on Sunday (Adds U.N. statement, MSF statements) By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn SANAA, May 21 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers in the heart of the Yemeni capital on Monday and an al Qaeda affiliate threatened more attacks if a U.S.-backed campaign against...

SANAA, May 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi vowed on Saturday to defeat an al Qaeda-linked insurgency in the south of the poor Arab country to allow thousands of displaced people to return home. Militants linked to al Qaeda have seized significant chunks of territory in the semi-desert regions of southern Yemen in recent months, after taking control of several towns. Fighting has displaced tens of thousands of people, many of whom have fled to...

SANAA, May 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi vowed on Saturday to defeat an al Qaeda-linked insurgency in the south of the poor Arab country to allow thousands of displaced people to return home. Militants linked to al Qaeda have seized significant chunks of territory in the semi-desert regions of southern Yemen in recent months, after taking control of several towns. Fighting has displaced tens of thousands of people, many of whom have fled to...